Buckle



Feb.- 4, 1930.

L. L. WHITE BUCKLE- Filed Nov. 17, 1928 z 0 m m a TPa tented 'FebQ 4, 1930 I i i i LEON? L. wnrrngor TAMPA, FLORIDA-fl 1 This invention relates to buttons, buckles" and clasps and'inore particularly to a buckle or fastener especially o designed to I permit Ia sanitary napkin to be engaged with the de; 5 pending front andrear tabs of a beltbutinay also be employed for other purposes. I i i One object of the "nventionistoprovide a'buckle whichmay be firmly conne'cte'd wlth the lower portion of a suspending tab anda napkindrawn fsnuglyinto place while 'belng engagedwiththe'buckle. r I 1 Another objejetot the invention isto'p ro vide a buckle havinggprongs for penetrating an end portion offa napkin and means for '15 applying 1 pressure to the endf portion of the napkin 1n o'rde'rto cause the prongs to eas ly, penetrate it and to retain the napkin end in flengagement withtheprongs. I

Q Another'object of the'invention is to so i o 'g form the pressure plate that the freepenetrating ends of the prongs may project from" a'main plate of the buckle a'suflicient distance to readily penetrate the napkin. o

Another object of the invention is to allow the" end portion of the napkin to be easily drawn upwardly between the main plate and pressure plate.

' Another object ofthe invention is to provide a buckle of this character which maybe formed from a unitary blank of resilient sheet I metal and thereby cheaply produced.

"The'invention isillu'strated in the accom-. panying drawings; wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a sanitary napkin suspended from a belt through the medium of the improved buckle. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the buckle and a portion of a suspending tab to which it [is secured. I Q

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the buckle, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, with the suspending tab shown in elevation.

" taken on the line 44of Figure 2, with the suspending tab omitted. I

Figure 5 is aview of the blank from which the buckle is formed. I I

The improved buckleconstituting the "subject matter of this invention has been shown Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View applied to the depending front andrear tabs 1 of a sanitary belt 2 in order to supportla napkin 3 but it, is to be understood that the buckle maybe used for other purposesgfor which itmay be found'adapted. Thisbuckle I is formed fromva blank, shown in Figureoand referring to this figure, it'willbe's'een that the blank includes a body portion 4 form'- ing the mainpla'tef-hsof the buckle." side 'extension'or wing 6 projects from one side f ofthe body portion 4; and when'folded'along the dotted linel7, forms a pressurepl'ate 8 which extends, transversely across the I main plate 15' in spaced relation thereto. Prongs 9 arei'struckfroln the bodyportion and bent '65 so that their freefpenetrating ends'fproject forwardly from the ain plate, as shown in Figure 3; and thepressure plate is pressed outwardly within the confines ofthe dotted line lOfto form a pocket-11 into which the V freeen-ds oft-heprongs 9 project under nor mal conditions] This formation alsovallows a p ortijonofthefnapkin 3 to be forced into the pocket, as shown atfl2 in Figure3, and by referring to this figure-it will be seen that,

due tofthi'siform'ation,the prongs willvery .efiectivelyfpenetrate the napkinfand there will beno dangerof'the napkin'slipping' out 'of 'engagemeiitwiththe prongs; Whe the.

napkin is toibeiengaged with-the buckle, an 7 end portion "of the napkin is-slid into place between the pressure plate and them'ain plate and drawn upwardly, and i111 order to allow napkin to 'be' easily slidl behind I the pres- I [sure plate; the lower corner portion of the V pressure plate is bent outwardly along'the dotted-line 13 to form a guide lip 14'. The V end O f the napkin can be easily drawn up;

wardly past the prongsbut it cannot slip downwardly asjthe prongs penerate' the napkin and thereby firmly grip it"and hold it against downwardfmovement. 5 In order to 'wardly from the lo'wer'end ofthe body'pdr tion 4 and the body portion is bent upwardly along the dotted line 16 to form a flange 17 between which and the body portion the plate and arms 18, which project from oppo-a site sides of the main plate, near its upper end, are folded rearwardly into gripping engagement with the tab.. A slot 19 is formed in the upper portion of the main plate, above the arms 18, through which the tab may be passed in order to more positively connect the buckle with the suspending tabv and openings 20 are formed in the body portion above and below the pressure plate through which threads may be passed in order to sew the tab to the buckle. It will thus be seen that the buckle may be very firmly connected with the suspending tab of the belt and there will be no danger of it slipping out of proper eng'agement therewith.

When a sanitary beltprovided with the improved buckle is in use, it is disposed about a persons waist with the tabs 1 extending downwardly at the front and rear. It, will be. understood that additional tabs equipped with buckles may be provided, if so desired.

WVhen the belt is in place, one end of the napkin 3' is engaged with a buckle at the rear by sliding an end portion of the napkin upwardly between the pressure plate and the main plate of the buckle until it extends slightly above the upper end of the pressure plate and a slight downward pull then ex;

erted to cause the prongs to be firmly embedded in the napkin. The napkin is then drawn forwardly into its proper position and the forward end carried upwardly and slid into place between the pressure plate and the main'plate of the buckle carried by the tabat the front of the belt. Since the forward end of the napkin may be drawnupwardly as far as desired, the napkin may be drawn snugly into place without binding and since, this end will also be penetrated by the the strip, prongs carried by the main plate and extending upwardly with their free upper ends projecting outwardly from theouter face of the plate, a pressure 'exerting plate disposed in front of the main plate in covermg relation to said prongs and along one side being attached to the main plate,the said pressure plate having a portion pressed outwardly to form a pocket to receive the free ends of the prongs and having a lower corner portion bent outwardly to form a 'lip adapted to guide a strip of material between the plates for engagement by the prongs.

2. A buckle consisting of a blank of sheet metal having a body portion constituting a main plate and a wing extending from one side of the body and folded to form a pressure plate extending in overlying relation to the body portion, the said body having prongs struck therefromandv the upper free ends of the prongs being bent outwardly behind the pressure plate,.the said pressure .plate having a portion pressed outwardly and forming a. pocket receiving the free ends of said prongs, thelower end of said body'being adapted to be folded upwardly to grip the lower end of a suspending tab for the buckle andterminating in spurs to bite into the tab, and arms extending transversely from the body above the side wing and adapted to be ioided rearwardly into position to grip the In testimony whereof I'aflix my signature.

LEON L. WHITE. 1 8.]

prongs, the. napkin will be firmly held in.

place and prevented from accidental-1y slip ping loose. By drawing the end of the nap.- kin. upwardly in a diagonal direction toward the free side of the pressure. plate, it may be easily released from the buckle when necessary. It will thus be seen that the napkin can be easily engaged with the buckle'or released therefrom but when engaged with the buckle there will be no danger of its end portions accidentally slipping loose.

What is claimed is:

the plate disposed against the outer face of 

